Richard Watts

Richard Watts OAM is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, a Melbourne Fringe Festival Living Legend, and was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in 2020. In 2021 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association. Most recently, Richard received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts

Richard Watts's Latest Articles

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On the move: Latest sector appointments

New CEO for Regional Arts WA, Curator announced for 2024 Adelaide Biennial, and more.

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A tale of two Darwin Festival Artistic Directors

Outgoing Artistic Director Felix Preval and incoming AD Kate Fell sit down together to discuss programming, population, and the unique…

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Season cancelled after theatre abruptly condemned

Spare Parts Puppet Theatre’s Fremantle theatre has been condemned without warning, disrupting the company’s season, revenue and other activities.

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On the Move Latest sector appointments

Arts Centre Melbourne appoints new CEO, QPAC appoints Head of First Nations Programming, and more.

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Theatre review: AutoCannibal, Darwin Festival

Physical theatre meets the end of the world in this playfully abject one-man show.

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Concert review: Bungul, Darwin Festival

A remarkable fusion of YolÅ‹u culture and the Western classical music tradition performed under the stars for the festival’s opening…

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Industry panellists appointed to guide National Cultural Policy

Artists and arts leaders from almost every state and territory have been appointed by Minister for the Arts Tony Burke…

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New regional theatre gets $3.3M green light

The Borderville Studio Theatre will expand the Flying Fruit Fly Circus’ existing headquarters with a custom-built performance space for circus…

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Iconic parade returns for Melbourne Fringe’s 40th anniversary

Last held in 2001, the Fringe Parade & Lygon St Block Party will be held in Carlton in October.

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On the move: Latest sector appointments

Polyglot farewells Artistic Director, Sydney Writers Festival and Darwin Festival announce new Artistic Directors, and more.

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